The properties and performance of materials - whether physical or biological or hybrid - are dictated by complex atomic and nanoscale architecture and associated phenomena. Our research is geared towards not only their understanding but manipulation and tailoring to yield favorable response and behavior. Such materials include nanostructures, especially inorganic/organic hybrids, and phenomena often revolve around various defects and their dynamic behavior. Thus, the core theme in Dravid group is the paradigm for "Form-Function" and "Structure-Property" relationship in diverse materials; it spans fundamental and basic science of materials as well as their technological implications and applications.

On one front, we are investigating the patterning and characterization of complex multicomponent nanostructured materials such as metal/alloy nanocrystals, biomolecular nanopatterns (DNA/proteins), interfaces between inorganic nanostructures and biomolecules, etc. These structures possess unique and novel morphologies and chemistry, and their electronic structure also depends on size and shape. We are exploring applications of such structures, including drug delivery, bio-diagnostics and bio-chem sensing.

Dravid group is also involved in atomic-scale structure-property relationship for internal interfaces, domains and mosaics. In a large number of material systems, such as electroceramics, semiconductors, superlattices, and structural composites, the property and performance of the bulk material are intimately connected to the structure, chemistry, and electronic structure of interfaces.

More recently, Dravid group has diversified to water-related research, especially with OHM sponge and related concepts for recovery of oil, nutrients, heavy metal and related contaminants from water.

The philosophy of our approach is based on sound fundamental foundation of complex phenomena, liberal use of advanced instrumentation and techniques and quest for proof-of-concepts for devices as well.

Significant Recognition

Fellow, Royal Microscopical Society (RMS), 2017
Elected Honorary Member, Indian Institute of Metals, 2014
IIT Bombay Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2012
Lee Hsun Research Fellowship, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2012
Elected Fellow, American Associated for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2010
Elected Fellow, Materials Research Society (MRS), 2010
Elected Fellow, American Physical Society (APS), 2010
Microscopy Society of America (MSA) Fellowship, 2009, Inception Class
Election to Faculty Honor Roll: NU Associated Student Government, 2008-2010
Richard M. Fulrath Award, (ACerS), 2008
6th McBain Memorial Award, NCL, India, 2007
First McCormick Faculty Excellence Award, 2006
Elected Fellow, American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 2003
National Institutes of Health Sabbatical Faculty Fellowship, 2001-2002
Teacher of the Year, 2001-2002
ASM-IIM Visiting Faculty Fellow, 2001
Distinguished Alumni Service Award, IIT Bombay, India, 2001
Kurt Heinrich Award, Microbeam Analysis Society, 1998
R. L. Coble Award for Young Scholars, American Ceramic Society (ACerS), 1998
Burton Medal, Microscopy Society of America (MSA), 1996
IBM Faculty Development Award, 1995
Exxon Foundation Fellowship, 1995
National Science Foundation (NSF) Young Investigator Award, 1993–1998

Significant Professional Service

Founder and Co-Director, Global McCormick Initiative (GMI)
Founding Director, Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental (SHyNE) Resource, an NSF-NNCI Node
Member, Australian Microscopy and Microanalysis, Research Facility (AMMRF) International Technical and User Advisory Group
Member, Space Studies Board of the National Academy of Sciences
Member, Science Advisory Committee, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Member 2010-2014, Chair 2014-2016
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Argonne National Laboratory Center for Nanoscale Materials, 2016-Present
Member, Argonne National Laboratory Scientific Steering Committee for Ultrafast Electron Microscopy, 2017-Present
Chair, 2016 National Science Foundation Nanoscale Science & Engineering Conference Reviewer and Panelist for National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Department of Defense
Reviewer for Applied Physics Letters, Physical Review Letters, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Nature, Science, Acta Materialia, Journal of Materials Research, Journal of the Electrochemical Society, and Nano Letters
Editor, Journal of Materials Research, MRS Flagship Journal
Past Editor, Microscopy & Microanalysis, MSA Flagship Journal
Current Editorial Board, Journal of Microscopy
Past Editor, Journal of Materials Research
Editoral Board, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science
Co-Founder and Steering Committee Member, International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN)
Professional Memberships: American Ceramic Society (ACerS), Materials Research Society (MRS), Microbeam Analysis Society (MAS), Microscopy Society of America (MSA), ASM International, The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Chemical Society (ACS), American Physics Society (APS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Royal Microscopical Society (RMS), Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Sigma XI

Selected Publications

Hujsak, Karl A.; Myers, Benjamin D.; Grovogui, Jann; Dravid, Vinayak P., Stage-Rocked Electron Channeling for Crystal Orientation Mapping, Scientific reports 8(1) (2018).
Zhang, Xiaomi; Hao, Shiqiang; Tan, Gangjian; Hu, Xiaobing; Roth, Eric W.; Kanatzidis, Mercouri; Wolverton, Christopher M; Dravid, Vinayak P, Ion beam induced artifacts in lead-based chalcogenides, Microscopy and Microanalysis 25(4):831-839 (2019).
Chen, Peng Cheng; Liu, Mohan; Du, Jingshan S.; Meckes, Brian; Wang, Shunzhi; Lin, Haixin; Dravid, Vinayak P; Wolverton, Christopher M; Mirkin, Chad A, Interface and heterostructure design in polyelemental nanoparticles, Science 363(6430):959-964 (2019).
Lin, Qing Yuan; Mason, Jarad A.; Li, Zhongyang; Zhou, Wenjie; O’Brien, Matthew N.; Brown, Keith A.; Jones, Matthew R.; Butun, Serkan; Lee, Byeongdu; Dravid, Vinayak P.; Aydin, Koray; Mirkin, Chad A., Building superlattices from individual nanoparticles via template-confined DNA-mediated assembly, Science 359(6376):669-672 (2018).
Chen, Yen Jung; Cain, Jeffrey D.; Stanev, Teodor K.; Dravid, Vinayak P.; Stern, Nathaniel P., Valley-polarized exciton-polaritons in a monolayer semiconductor, Nature Photonics 11(7):431-435 (2017).

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